Family Belvedere Yalikavak
Cumhuriyet Cd., Erdemir Sk. No5, (formerly Vera Belvedere) Yalikavak, Bodrum Peninsula, Mugla, Turkish Aegean Coast, Turkey
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The Turquoise Coast
... They hatch in September and then leave for Africa, but one of the fisherman (who was also selling blue crab meals from his boat at the mouth of the river) was able to bring "Sultan", a 100 year old loggerhead turtle to the surface by feeding him the blue crab. Sultan stays around all year, as do a few of the other turtles, so we were able to see him up close and get some pictures of him. We had a scenic ride in the boat through the reed canals and got out to view some late ...
Port to Crete, Greece
... with a sauna, massage and hot stones for about an hour. We cut it thin on time but made it back to get the bus to Marmaris of which we arrived at about 10pm that evening. For us, Marmaris was simply a stop over so we could catch a ferry the next morning.
Accommodation was scarce with a number of options only allowing 3-4 people in a private room. Hence, we had to pay a little more at 15.00 euro each to stay ...
De weg terug, nog heel wat te zien
... steeds aan opgravingen gedaan, er is nog mooi een kerk te zien, het amfitheater, het badhuis en de haven. En als je op het terras staat met het uitzicht op de haven, het estuarium en de zee doet je even vermoeden dat je meer dan 2000 jaar terug bent in de tijd, vooral als je kijkt naar je stoffige sandalen, zo zou het geweest kunnen zijn! Daarna varen we langs de rots tombes, er moeten zo’n150 stuks zijn, maar die liggen mogelijk meer ...
Oops - I did it again!
... be told) drinks at the Irish pub, talking with the owner and then with a couple from Scotland/England. Along came closing time, I think around 2 - 3am (not sure) so we moved on to another bar that was still serving drinks. By that stage, we had decided that we were going to stay up all night, so headed for coffee at around 5am. Finally went back to the hotel at 6.30 this morning, just enough time for quick shower, pack, ...
My Turkey
... bad, at least compared to what we are used to. Public toilets are not very good, we never knew whether there would be toilet paper or not so always carried our own. we had to pay at least one Turkish Lira at many public tiolets we visited.
Meals and drinks were very cheap, as was alot of the shopping at towns we visited. there are some places I would love to visit again, though if I was to come back I wouldn't do this type of tour again as it is all tourist and ...


